This is epic. Shortly after pulling into this Olive Garden restaurant, this guy actually DROVE INTO the Olive Garden restaurant. Way to go buddy! By the way, the culprits are right there on the bench in the photo. Apparently they slammed on the gas as they tried to park, confusing the pedals and driving through breadstick country.
Nobody likes an intruder...
Check out this broken kneewall and the busted aluminum mull:
I'm wondering what kind of glass this is...it doesn't look like impact, and definitely not laminated. This restaurant is in North Florida, near Clearwater. Maybe their construction standards are lighter (I know the wind speed criteria is less than here in SoFla), or the windows are just old and not impact-rated. I'm sure my window and storefront guru Andrew back at Engineering Express would know plus give me make model and serial number from the factory that made it; I'll have to ask him. BTW, gotta LOVE the fact the handicapped sign would be the preferred parking for these nimwits.
Whoa! Would NOT have wanted to sit at this table.....ouch...
And finally, the interior damage assessment. What a mess.
I don't have time now, but the next time I get an exterior kneewall/storefront design or repair I'll update the blog and educate the masses. Based on my current workload that could be as early as tomorrow....
Well until then, please don't drive through my (or any other engineer's for that matter) professionally designed concrete or glass structures. And please enjoy the all-you-can eat salad and breadsticks.
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